Espionage and secret services

The field of Strategic Studies, which studies the use and threat of force for political purposes, has seen the repeated rise of concepts to dominate discourses and research agendas, only to eventually fall to the margins again.

Do military alliances deter or provoke conflict?

Why do some insurgent groups target American nationals?

Why do some insurgent groups target American nationals?

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The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gained control over large swathes of Iraq in the summer of 2014 at a breathtaking rate.

The Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) gained control over large swathes of Iraq in the summer of 2014 at a breathtaking rate.

Do military alliances deter or provoke conflict?

Pre-order this unforgettable memoir of life in a family like no other, and their extraordinary, eccentric part in half a century of espionage .

"e;Foy's Superspy succeeds not because it uncovers explosive revelations, but because it makes a complex man legible.

"e;Foy's Superspy succeeds not because it uncovers explosive revelations, but because it makes a complex man legible.

Stalin's American Spy tells the remarkable story of Noel Field, a Soviet agent in the US State Department in the mid-1930s.

Stalin's American Spy tells the remarkable story of Noel Field, a Soviet agent in the US State Department in the mid-1930s.

Why Spy?

Why Spy?

Established in the wake of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-8 by the Australian army officer Major-General Walter Cawthorne, then Deputy Chief of Staff in the Pakistan Army, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for years remained an under-developed and obscure agency.

Established in the wake of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947-8 by the Australian army officer Major-General Walter Cawthorne, then Deputy Chief of Staff in the Pakistan Army, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for years remained an under-developed and obscure agency.

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Umfassende GesamtdarstellungDas Handbuch des Rechts der Nachrichtendienste bietet auch in zweiter Auflage eine umfassende, systematische Bearbeitung aller einschlagigen Rechtsgrundlagen.

Part biography, part forensic jigsaw puzzle, part cold-case detective investigation, The Eagle in the Mirror is the story of Charles Howard 'Dick' Ellis.

In South Africa's democracy, the civilian intelligence agency's power has been weaponised to spy on political rivals, the media and civil society, while oversight institutions largely falter.

The Rest Is Quiz is the ultimate brain-teaser for quiz lovers and podcast fans.

Examines how corporations use intelligence to shape and navigate the world.

Examines how corporations use intelligence to shape and navigate the world.

During the early and most dangerous years of the cold war, a handful of Americans, led by President Dwight D.

From a New York Times bestselling author and an expert on Middle Eastern conflict comes a riveting biography of Meir Dagan, the legendary Mossad director who transformed Israel's intelligence service into a global powerhouse of espionage and counterterrorism';required reading for those wishing to understand the landscape of the modern Middle East' (Jack Carr, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Cry Havoc).

At 18 years of age, Theodore Hall was the youngest physicist on the Manhattan Project, hired as a junior at Harvard and put to work at Los Alamos in 1944.

At 18 years of age, Theodore Hall was the youngest physicist on the Manhattan Project, hired as a junior at Harvard and put to work at Los Alamos in 1944.

After Dunkirk the British Army was broken, the country isolated and invasion imminent.

The true, action-packed account of how a bogus Welsh nationalist infiltrated German Military Intelligence during the Second World War.

LONGLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2026THE EXPLOSIVE INSIDE STORY OF THE MOST DARING ACT OF SABOTAGE IN MODERN HISTORY'Spectacular' NEW YORK TIMES'Wonderful' DAVID MCCLOSKEY'Gripping' FINANCIAL TIMES'Outstanding' LITERARY REVIEW'An absolute thriller' ALASTAIR CAMPBELLIn September 2022, Scandinavian seismologists detected what seemed to be a huge undersea earthquake or volcanic eruption.

THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER'Makes real events read like a thriller' The Times'Everything you could want in a Cold War thriller' New York Times'Redwood might be his best yet' John GrishamFrom the multi-million copy bestselling historian, the remarkable, unknown Cold War story of how one spy saved the world from nuclear warThe year is 1981.

Ein dunkles Rätsel – und nur einer, der es lösen kann: Der Vatikan-Thriller »Don Cavelli und der tote Kardinal« von David Conti als eBook bei dotbooks.

The extraordinary true story of how three women - a fascist's daughter, a German spy, and an American socialite - raced against Hitler's SS to get key evidence into the hands of the Allies.

Most of the great military campaigns and breakthroughs of World War II would not have been successful without the efforts of teams of people working unsung and undercover.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"e;Absorbing history of an unlikely alliance.

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"e;Absorbing history of an unlikely alliance.

Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War represents pathbreaking research on the rise of U.

THE NEW LUKE CARLTON THRILLER.

How do interstate conflicts start, spread and escalate?

The gripping, untold story of The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and how the perpetrators of Balkan war crimes were captured by the most successful manhunt in history

Written with a thrilling narrative pull, The Butcher’s Trail chronicles the pursuit and capture of the Balkan war criminals indicted by the International Criminal Tribunal in The Hague.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation into surveillance abuses and the Edward Snowden case that brought them to light.

"e;A timely and provocative book exploring the origins of the national security state and the urgent challenge of reining it in"e; (The Washington Post).

Surveillance and Spies in the Civil War represents pathbreaking research on the rise of U.

First serious examination of the curious demise of Reichsfuhrer SS Heinrich Himmler that also investigates an extraordinary web of secret deals and international intrigue.

"e;A timely and provocative book exploring the origins of the national security state and the urgent challenge of reining it in"e; (The Washington Post).

Why are conspiracy theories, extremist rhetoric, and acts of antagonism by fringe elements of society so much more visible today than in years past?

In the current geopolitical environment, liberal democracies vie for influence and prosperity with autocratic governments, such as those of China and Russia.

A concise introduction to the history and evolution of security at sea.